The Maritime Executive
Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
Oil Spill in Mississippi Delta Marshland Continues
The response to the ongoing oil spill in the Pass a Loutre area of the Mississippi Delta has grown into a major operation, accor...
ISA Chief Warns That Unlicensed Deep Sea Mining Ores Will Be Hard to Sell
The head of the UN's International Seabed Authority has panned the Trump administration's unilateral licensing p...
New Docks Nearing Completion, Delivery to Grand Bahama Shipyard
After years of planning, the Grand Bahama Shipyard on Freeport in the Bahamas is preparing for the arrival of its two ne...
Three Workers Killed in Scaffold Collapse at Port Arthur LNG Terminal
On Tuesday, a scaffold collapsed on a tank under construction at an LNG export terminal in Texas, killing three men...
CMA CGM Expands Air Cargo Operations Closing Air Belgium Acquisition
CMA CGM is accelerating the development of its air cargo business launched in 2021 as an adjunct to its logistics operations. Th...
COSCO and Seaspan Place Large Orders Despite Threat of U.S. Port Fees
While the threat of U.S. port fees for Chinese-built ships continues to loom, it does not appear to have changed the ord...
Coast Guard Finds Undeclared Hazmat and Stolen Cars at Port of NY & NJ
The Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection are increasing their scrutiny of containers at the Port of New Yo...
Video: French Navy Tests Weaponized Jet Ski Drone Attacking Vessel
The French Navy as part of an ongoing effort to develop new systems and defenses conducted a drone test using a modified...
Revised SHIPS Act Introduced to Revitalize U.S. Merchant Marine
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators and Representatives reintroduced the broad SHIPS for America Act which is designed t...
Hapag and ONE Point to “Considerable Uncertainty” Expecting Lower Results
Hapag-Lloyd and Ocean Network Express (ONE) both released financial results today, April 30, providing the first outlook among t...